castorboon

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of castoreum (“castoreum”) +‎ boon (“bean”), castor oil allegedly having been used to replace castoreum in medicinal use.

Noun

castorboon f (plural castorbonen, diminutive castorboontje n)

  1. castor bean
    Synonyms: ricinuszaad, wonderboon, castorzaad
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